De Rossi speaks after Roma 3-0 CSKA Moscow

A perfect match.
We were good, were coming off an important result and we made them look worse than they really are because they’re a good side. We were focused from the start, it was important for the group table and also for what happened on Saturday.

Why the difference in performance?
I can not explain it, the match on Saturday was bad and there was no reaction. We were only down a goal after 40 minutes – we were OK, however, we gave up and reacted badly unlike today.

Now Napoli and Fiorentina.
They are two very difficult trips, we are back to focusing on the league and we do not like our position in the table. We have to do something to return to the top 4, many teams are doing well.

The Editor of RomaPress.us, John has been covering Italian football as a freelance journalist for over 10 years and has appeared in various publications including ASRoma.com, EuroFantasyLeague.com, and ESPN.